"Uh huh." A bit like Yeah, but more teasing. Something he said to his (longsuffering) students, Never too old to be a student, to learn more, and Daniel had hated it. Hated being that person. A lifelong problem with authority makes him feel like a fucking tool whenever he's in a position of power, but more than that, it felt impossible to actually live any truth with that line. Dying. Definitely too old.

Not anymore.

So.

"I've made my assistant get me coffee a few times," he says, which betrays the fact that he's been practicing at all, as he no longer drinks coffee. "But she would anyway if I asked. Once in a while, 'Stop' will work on someone."

Someone that he's eating. This feels strange to talk about. Armand is so, so good at that gift. Which he knows intimately.